FNUS62 KTBW 171026
RFDTBW
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-172300-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
526 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY FOR LEVY
CITRUS SUMTER HERNANDO PASCO PINELLAS HILLSBOROUGH POLK MANATEE
HARDEE HIGHLANDS SARASOTA DESOTO CHARLOTTE LEE ...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE SPREAD
   * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR MOST
     LOCATIONS WITH LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICAL RH NEARING 12 HOURS.
   * WIND: NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MORNING.
   * FUELS: DRY
   * TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON
OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE
DISCOURAGED...INCLUDING BURNING YARD WASTE...COOKING OVER OPEN
FIRES AND TOSSING CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE IGNITION...
DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF UNCONTROLLED FIRES.
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR...BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING...
RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR THE
SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST
FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
OPTIONAL INFORMATION
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MJG